G10-02 RETURN YOUR LIBRARY BOOKS

Folks, we've got two books missing from the Sherlock Holmes short story collection we checked out last Sunday and they must be returned in order for your fellow students to use them.  So, whoever has not returned the book to me or the librarian, Ms. Smallpeice, please do so immediately.  Going to the library will be a regular part of our routine in G10, but we must act responsibly in order to have the privilege of using the library.   Please bring in the two books to school on Sunday.  See you in class.

Self-fulfilling Prophecy- The influence of your expectations

Gentlemen,

Today we had a good discussion about "primacy effect" and "self-fulfilling prophecy". "Primacy effect" is the idea that the first impression is very difficult to change, while the later means that people act how others expect them to act. Some of you supported the idea of self-fulfilling prophecy while others disagreed. I noticed some of you were afraid that it might change your personality, others believed it is very effective for better progress of a students. Research shows that students do better in school when teachers expect them to be good students.
Do you think it is important for teachers, parents and administrators to understand the idea of self-fulfilling prophecy?
Write down your viewpoint in 50-70 words and upload on edmodo.

Homework for G10-2, G10-05 and G10-08

We read an interesting article from the April 20,2005 issue of Psychology Today on First Impression and talked about the main ideas of the article.  Now, students in G10-08 must summarize that article and turn it in to schoology.com as a homework assignment.  It is due on Wednesday morning by 7:30.  I sent the link for you along with assignment requirements to your schoology accounts. 

I will upload the second recorded reading for this week for all three sections that will be due on Thursday by 7:30am.  As before, record the entire text then answer the questions at the bottom of the text.

Finally, we will do several exercises in class, G10-05 and G10-02, on finding the main idea.  These exercises will be done on your laptops and counted as classroom participation, so be sure to bring your laptops fully charged and in working order.  G10-05, you will have your vocabulary quiz on Wednesday during the 2nd period.  Oh, by the way, G10-02 remember to bring your Sherlock Holmes books to class to be returned to the library.  You will not receive a grade for the homework without turning in your books.  Bring them to me at the start of class.  If there are any questions, post them in your schoology account.  God willing, see you in class!

G10--05 and G10-08-Reminder

This is just a reminder that you will have a vocabulary quiz on Tuesday on the words found in the blog post on Emirati Explorers below. Also, I was not able to upload the worksheet I wanted you to do for homework by the agreed cut off time of 4pm, so I will upload it and give it to you for homework that is due on Wednesday instead. However, both classes still have the recorded reading and questions due Tuesday.

Summing up, vocabulary quiz on Tuesday and recorded reading on Skateboarding due on Tuesday by 7:30am. All other work will be uploaded at a later time, God willing. If you have any questions, drop them at schoology or in class. See you then!

Welcome to G10-05 and G10-08

Since today is the first day of the new change, I want to welcome sections 10-05 and 10-08 to my class. It will be a tough, challenging but enjoyable school for all of us, God willing. This is your first reading assignment with accompanying comprehension questions at the link below labelled "Skateboarding". You must record this, do the questions and return it to me via your schoology account by Tuesday. Once you click on the link you will be taken to another page where you will have to download the file from the tab at the top of the page. I will go over this with you in class. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me then in class. Once again, welcome aboard.

Skateboarding

Protecting the Planet - The Oceans

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TEDTalks - Protecting the Planet - Sylvia Earle Published via LongTail.tv

Did you know that the ocean has one of the most fragile ecosystems on the planet? For your homework this weekend, I want you to watch this video, then open Quicktime Player and record yourself discussing your thoughts on the video. Speak for at least 1 minute!

If the video takes too long to load, then DOWNLOAD THE VIDEO and watch!

Reading - The Mayans

Time for some reading. Can you get the gist? What about some of those big words - what do they mean? PLEASE DOWNLOAD THIS FILE, and learn a little bit about the ancient Mayans.

Academic Connections 1.1 - Making Judgements

Sometimes when we meet people, we make a judgement about who they are as a person. We may not know them, or anything about them, yet still we form and opinion of them in our minds. Today we will work on Section 1.1 of our Academic Connections workbook. Please DOWNLOAD THIS SHEET, and get to work!